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Witwzawo Patented Oct. l8, I898.

E. M SHAEFFER.

KNOCKDOWN BARREL.

(Application filed Mar. 21, 189B.)

THE NORRIS PETERS co. mom-mm" WAHINGTDN, n. c

EDMUND M. SI-IAEFFER, OF IIARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-I'IALF TO AARON II. l/VILSON, OF SAME PLACE.

KNOCKDOWN BARREL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Iatent No. 612,679, dated October18, 1898.

Application filed March 2 1, 1 8 9 8.

Serial No. 674,710. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDMUND M. SHAEFFER, a citizen of the United States,residing at IIarrisonburg, in the county of Rockingham and State ofVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in KnockdownBarrels; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in 10the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention has relation to knockdown barrels, and more particularlyto fasteners by means of whichthe barrel is firmly and securely held inposition when set up for use. The object of the invention is to providea simple, durable, and inexpensive fastener which will securely hold thebarrel in position when set up for use and which will offer noobstructions to tear or injure the hands in hoops.

With this object in view the invention con- 2 5 sists in certainfeatures of construction and combination of parts, which will behereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of abarrel, illustrating the 0 application of my invention thereto. Fig. 2is a top plan View. Fig. 3 is aview taken at a point opposite to Fig. 1and showing the manner of securing the ends of the hoop-wires in place,and Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of the inside of one of thestavcs to show the clenched end of the hoop-wire.

In said drawings, 1 denotes a barrel, which may be of any well-known orapproved construction.

2 denotes the hoop-wires, and my improved fastener. Each hoop-wire isdoubled upon itself to form loop ends -iland entirely encircles thebarrel and is secured thereto by staples 4E. The free ends of the wireare to tear or injure the hands.

of the wire hoop are adapted to be drawn past each other and there heldby the fastener.

The fastener consists of a bar a, having an eye at one end and a row ofnotches on its under side, the entrance to these notches being in thesame curved plane or line as the inner edge of the bar, whereby the baris permitted to lie close against the side of the barrel between one ofthe looped ends of the wire hoop, and in this position the strain of thelooped ends of the wire hoops will be at a deadcenter to the connectionof the ends with the bar, so that the fastener will be tightly heldagainst the side of the barrel. However, in order to prevent theaccidental disengagement of the bar, due to rough usage of the barrel, Idrive staples over the free end of the bar, which will positivelyprevent the said 6 bars being accidentally swung outward. The outeredges of these bars are also curved, so as to present a smooth surfaceand prevent the hands or clothing becoming damaged.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

A barrel-fastener comprising hoop-wires doubled upon themselves to formend loops, and having their extreme ends formed with prongs adapted tobe driven in the sides of the barrel, and a curved bar having an eyethat engages one of the loops and provided with notches, the entrancesto which are in the same curved line as the inner edge of the bar,theouter ed ge'of the bar also being curved to present a smooth surface,staples for securing the hoop-wires to the barrel and a staple forsecuring the free ends of the bars between the looped ends ofthehoop-wires, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

EDMUND M. SI-IAEFFER.

Witnesses:

BENJ. G. OowL, A. P. SUIT.

